What is the Greatest Common Factor of 29668 and 29674?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 29668 and 29674 is 2.

GCF(29668,29674) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 29668 and 29674, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 29668 and 29674.

How to find the GCF of 29668 and 29674?

We will first find the prime factorization of 29668 and 29674. After we will calculate the factors of 29668 and 29674 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 29668

Prime factors of 29668 are 2, 7417. Prime factorization of 29668 in exponential form is:

29668 = 2² × 7417¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 29674

Prime factors of 29674 are 2, 37, 401. Prime factorization of 29674 in exponential form is:

29674 = 2¹ × 37¹ × 401¹

Step-3: Factors of 29668

List of positive integer factors of 29668 that divides 29668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 7417, 14834

Step-4: Factors of 29674

List of positive integer factors of 29674 that divides 29668 without a remainder.

1, 2, 37, 74, 401, 802, 14837

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 29668 and 29674. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 29668 and 29674 is 2.

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